Three Youth Entrepreneurs Honoured with IRENA’s NewGen Rising Stars Award
[[{“value”:” Young business leaders from IRENA’s NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Programme are recognised for their unique sustainability solutions at COP28. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9 December 2023 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), supported by the United Arab Emirates, announced today three recipients of the newly established IRENA NewGen Rising Stars Award. Earlier this […]
New Report Highlights Renewables as Climate Mitigation and Economic Diversification Opportunity for Gulf Countries
[[{“value”:” GCC countries can maintain a key role in global energy markets by exploiting their cost-effective renewable potential, spurring investment, and expanding innovation. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6 December 2023 – Today, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) unveiled a report on the progress of renewable energy in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). […]
GOWA’s Ambitious Offshore Wind Target Can Contribute to the Tripling Renewables Target by 2030
[[{“value”:” At COP28, global leaders committed to tripling renewable power capacity by 2030, following the recommendations of IRENA’s flagship report World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023. Amongst renewable energy sources, offshore wind plays a significant role in accelerating the energy transition and achieving the tripling target. According to the report, the world must install nearly 500 […]
Members of Alliance for Industry Decarbonization Commit to Cut Emissions by Over 50% by 2030
[[{“value”:” CEOs of over 60 industry partners step up efforts to combat climate change through joint targets in renewables, green energy technologies, human skills, and finance at COP28. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2023 – Over 60 top executives and knowledge partners of the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization (AFID) held a roundtable at COP28 […]
Winners of IRENA’s Teaching for Net Zero Award Announced at COP28
[[{“value”:” IRENA and UAE reward teachers from six countries for taking an innovative approach to teaching students about renewable energy. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2023 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the UAE have announced the winners of the Teaching for Net Zero Campaign award, launched in collaboration with members from […]
Global Power Utilities Declare Joint Action Plan to Drive Energy Transition at COP28
[[{“value”:” 25 leading utility companies from across the globe join forces with IRENA and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions to launch Utilities for Net Zero Alliance Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2023 – Today, 31 partners, including 25 global utilities and power companies that collectively serve more than 250 million customers, united for […]
International Collaboration Imperative for Just and Equitable Energy Transition in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
[[{“value”:” The IRENA’s World Energy Transition Outlook 2023 (WETO) analysis shows that the current energy transition pledges and plans fall short of the 1.5°C pathway. For the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the energy transition is not only an answer to the climate emergency, it is a matter of survival. Opening the high-level event titled […]
Renewables Receive Major Boost with Pledges to IRENA’s ETAF Platform Exceeding USD 4 Billion
[[{“value”:” By surpassing its COP28 target fourfold, the Energy Transition Accelerator Financing Platform (ETAF) signals strong momentum for renewable energy financing in developing countries Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2023 – Today, with the addition of four new partners, financial pledges towards the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) ETAF platform reached USD 4.05 billion, […]
IRENA and UAE Launch Initiative at COP28 to Empower Lives and Livelihoods
[[{“value”:” Cross-sector partnerships facilitate deployment of renewables solutions in agri-food and health sectors to benefit communities at the frontlines of climate change. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4 December 2023 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially launched today the ‘Empowering Lives and Livelihoods – Renewables for Climate Action’ […]
Parliamentarians at COP28 Commit to Leverage Their Unique Position for Climate Action
[[{“value”:” As 2023 marks the halfway point for the implementation of key sustainable development frameworks, this year offers an opportunity to assess progress on the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework, which aims to protect development gains from the risk of disaster and scale up climate finance. The Framework calls for relevant regional bodies and […]
